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Boat in Distress in East River

Grand St & River St

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  • Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress with approximately 10 people on board in the East River near Brooklyn. The vessel, identified by its American flag, may have an inoperable engine and has drifted a quarter mile north.

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The boat is being towed to a safe harbor at a nearby pier, according to the marine units.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 35 to Brooklyn. 35. Box 202, you can make our box a 10-46, code 2. We turned it over to the Marine Battalion, they towed the boat, and we'll find safe harbor for it at a pier. Do you have another incident out of Manhattan with a seaplane turned over? That's affirmative, it's a Manhattan box, 499 in the East River off East 23 Street.10-4, just making sure you had a response coming from Manhattan.

The boat is being towed from the area.

The boat has drifted a quarter mile north in the East River.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Battalion to Brooklyn. Battalion 35. Where we're at, North 1st and Grand, the boat has drifted a quarter mile north. 10-4. Marine Battalion, received.

The boat in distress has approximately 10 people on board and may have an inoperable engine.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
10 people on board, possible inoperable engine. 10-4, we'll check it out. 35? 935. 35, 104 is your water rescue unit, he's on scene. It's a vessel with approximately 10 people on board, no engine. It's off Grand Ferry Park. 935, 10-4, we have marine...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress in the East River. The vessel is described as a white boat with an American flag.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Phone alarm box 215, reporting to be in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park. It's Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress. Phone alarm box 215 in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park, Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress.10-4, 104, it's supposed to be a white vessel with an American flag, approximately...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Grand St & River St.

The boat is being towed to a safe harbor at a nearby pier, according to the marine units.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 35 to Brooklyn. 35. Box 202, you can make our box a 10-46, code 2. We turned it over to the Marine Battalion, they towed the boat, and we'll find safe harbor for it at a pier. Do you have another incident out of Manhattan with a seaplane turned over? That's affirmative, it's a Manhattan box, 499 in the East River off East 23 Street.10-4, just making sure you had a response coming from Manhattan.

The boat is being towed from the area.

The boat has drifted a quarter mile north in the East River.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Battalion to Brooklyn. Battalion 35. Where we're at, North 1st and Grand, the boat has drifted a quarter mile north. 10-4. Marine Battalion, received.

The boat in distress has approximately 10 people on board and may have an inoperable engine.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
10 people on board, possible inoperable engine. 10-4, we'll check it out. 35? 935. 35, 104 is your water rescue unit, he's on scene. It's a vessel with approximately 10 people on board, no engine. It's off Grand Ferry Park. 935, 10-4, we have marine...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress in the East River. The vessel is described as a white boat with an American flag.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Phone alarm box 215, reporting to be in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park. It's Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress. Phone alarm box 215 in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park, Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress.10-4, 104, it's supposed to be a white vessel with an American flag, approximately...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Grand St & River St.

The boat is being towed to a safe harbor at a nearby pier, according to the marine units.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 35 to Brooklyn. 35. Box 202, you can make our box a 10-46, code 2. We turned it over to the Marine Battalion, they towed the boat, and we'll find safe harbor for it at a pier. Do you have another incident out of Manhattan with a seaplane turned over? That's affirmative, it's a Manhattan box, 499 in the East River off East 23 Street.10-4, just making sure you had a response coming from Manhattan.

The boat is being towed from the area.

The boat has drifted a quarter mile north in the East River.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Battalion to Brooklyn. Battalion 35. Where we're at, North 1st and Grand, the boat has drifted a quarter mile north. 10-4. Marine Battalion, received.

The boat in distress has approximately 10 people on board and may have an inoperable engine.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
10 people on board, possible inoperable engine. 10-4, we'll check it out. 35? 935. 35, 104 is your water rescue unit, he's on scene. It's a vessel with approximately 10 people on board, no engine. It's off Grand Ferry Park. 935, 10-4, we have marine...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress in the East River. The vessel is described as a white boat with an American flag.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Phone alarm box 215, reporting to be in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park. It's Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress. Phone alarm box 215 in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park, Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress.10-4, 104, it's supposed to be a white vessel with an American flag, approximately...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Grand St & River St.

The boat is being towed to a safe harbor at a nearby pier, according to the marine units.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 35 to Brooklyn. 35. Box 202, you can make our box a 10-46, code 2. We turned it over to the Marine Battalion, they towed the boat, and we'll find safe harbor for it at a pier. Do you have another incident out of Manhattan with a seaplane turned over? That's affirmative, it's a Manhattan box, 499 in the East River off East 23 Street.10-4, just making sure you had a response coming from Manhattan.

The boat is being towed from the area.

The boat has drifted a quarter mile north in the East River.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Battalion to Brooklyn. Battalion 35. Where we're at, North 1st and Grand, the boat has drifted a quarter mile north. 10-4. Marine Battalion, received.

The boat in distress has approximately 10 people on board and may have an inoperable engine.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
10 people on board, possible inoperable engine. 10-4, we'll check it out. 35? 935. 35, 104 is your water rescue unit, he's on scene. It's a vessel with approximately 10 people on board, no engine. It's off Grand Ferry Park. 935, 10-4, we have marine...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress in the East River. The vessel is described as a white boat with an American flag.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Phone alarm box 215, reporting to be in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park. It's Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress. Phone alarm box 215 in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park, Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress.10-4, 104, it's supposed to be a white vessel with an American flag, approximately...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Grand St & River St.

The boat is being towed to a safe harbor at a nearby pier, according to the marine units.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Battalion 35 to Brooklyn. 35. Box 202, you can make our box a 10-46, code 2. We turned it over to the Marine Battalion, they towed the boat, and we'll find safe harbor for it at a pier. Do you have another incident out of Manhattan with a seaplane turned over? That's affirmative, it's a Manhattan box, 499 in the East River off East 23 Street.10-4, just making sure you had a response coming from Manhattan.

The boat is being towed from the area.

The boat has drifted a quarter mile north in the East River.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Battalion to Brooklyn. Battalion 35. Where we're at, North 1st and Grand, the boat has drifted a quarter mile north. 10-4. Marine Battalion, received.

The boat in distress has approximately 10 people on board and may have an inoperable engine.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
10 people on board, possible inoperable engine. 10-4, we'll check it out. 35? 935. 35, 104 is your water rescue unit, he's on scene. It's a vessel with approximately 10 people on board, no engine. It's off Grand Ferry Park. 935, 10-4, we have marine...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a boat in distress in the East River. The vessel is described as a white boat with an American flag.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Phone alarm box 215, reporting to be in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park. It's Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress. Phone alarm box 215 in the East River, off Grand Ferry Park, Grand Street and River Street, boat in distress.10-4, 104, it's supposed to be a white vessel with an American flag, approximately...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Grand St & River St.

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